Himachal Pradesh: Kasauli shooting accused remanded in five-day police custody
The police said they have recovered the weapon Vijay Singh Thakur used to kill the officer conducting an anti-encroachment drive.
A court in Himachal Pradesh remanded the hotelier accused of killing an officer conducting a Supreme Court-mandated anti-encroachment drive in Kasauli, in five-day police custody,India Today reported.
The police have also recovered the weapon that Vijay Singh Thakur used to allegedly murder Shail Bala Sharma, reported ANI. “The accused Vijay Singh had thrown the weapon near Shimla Kalka railway track on the same day,” a police officer involved in the investigation told Hindustan Times. Since the weapon has been The police are likely to recreate the crime scene to establish the charges.
Himachal Pradesh: Police has recovered the revolver allegedly used by Vijay Kumar to shoot Assistant Town and Country Planning officer Shail Bala Sharma in Kasauli during demolition drive on May 1.
— ANI (@ANI) May 4, 2018
Shail Bala Sharma, an assistant town and country planner, was shot dead on Tuesday. On Wednesday, the Supreme Court took suo moto cognisance of the incident. The top court criticised the state government for not providing adequate security to the officials.
Thakur had been on the run since the incident. On Thursday, he was arrested from Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh. He had shaved his moustache and trimmed his hair to conceal his identity, reported The Tribune.